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China- Cultural rev., ≈ (Foot binding, Officially banned in 1911, but…
China- Cultural rev.
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Churches closed, property confiscated
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However, mosques closed, Muslim leader subject to struggle sessions
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Confucianism around for 2500 years - taught respect for elders, harmonious society etc.
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Confucisanism already being challenged, but still remains ingrained
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Attacks on Buddhism, Confuciasnism, Christianity, Islam and Ancestor worship
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Communists felt it was a vunerable buffer zone - needed to control to prevent religion/nationalism leading a rebellion
Chinese destroyed Tibet's culture - banned buddhism, introduced mandarin
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Mao successful, but Buddhist legacy lived on
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Cultural Revolution - 6,000 monastries destroyed in Tibet
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Emphasis on prevention, not cure - shortage of hostpitals and trained doctors
Reduction in water diseases - deeper wells, disposal of human waste, not used as fertilser
Hospitals limited - good for urban industrial workers, not for rural villages
Life expectancy rose, infant mortalilty fell
Health
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Treated common diseases, public health, family planning
Ideological - exposed young doctors to peasant conditions. Practical education while taking part in the revolution
Economically - was cheap - little training, wages quite low
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attack on culture
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Before Cultural Revolution, Communists wanted to undermine traditional values
Party able to control peasan'ts leisure time in collectives - plays, political meetings etc.
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The growth of literacy
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Long term - no belief in system - teachers ridiculed, curriculum denounced.
After Cultural Revolution, more emphasis on practical learning
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Officially banned in 1911, but still in practice
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